West Seattle housing: Help pick paint for ‘The Triplets’

How often do you get a say in what color somebody else’s (future) home is painted? Four months have passed since we reported on “The Triplets,” three old homes in Westwood getting major makeovers – instead of being torn down – as part of a program carried out in conjunction with the Washington State Housing Finance Commission. They renovation work is almost done – and now, you have a chance to participate in the final phase of the makeover: Voting on what color palette will be used for their paint. It’s a tradition with Green Canopy Homes, which has been working on the project. Voting is open till 2 pm tomorrow (Friday); you can go here to have a say. The homes are expected to go on the market in June.

Alki Resident April 11, 2013 (12:31 pm)

How about red, white and blue.

Vanessa April 11, 2013 (2:01 pm)

anything but grey.

Sonoma April 11, 2013 (2:02 pm)

I’d never heard of Green Canopy, but it’s a fantastic idea. I love what they’re doing. I voted, though I wasn’t too impressed with any of the options on the palette ballot. C’mon, Green Canopy, how about some nice greens and blues – and not the pea-soup green up for voting.

Lura Ercolano April 11, 2013 (2:06 pm)

Community color vote is a great idea, but none of the choices are the least bt appealing. The first option has one house so dark it’s practically black. The other choices are 3 brown houses, or 2 grey houses and a green house.

rcl April 11, 2013 (2:22 pm)

red, yellow & green…

Sonoma April 11, 2013 (8:08 pm)

Agree, Lura! Maybe Green Canopy got those paints cheap, but, still…! If they’re putting so much effort into fixing up these houses, it’s worthwhile to paint them pleasing colors.